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OUR PEOFESSOE 

DEAMATIS PERSONJE. 

A Professor. 
COSTUMES.— MODERN 



PROPERTIES. 

Drawing-room furniture — including a large centre table, with cover, on which are 
books of various sorts and sizes, papers, a decanter of water, and a tumbler. Wooden 
eggs of various sizes — two with fine strings attached. Prospectuses. 



EXPLANATION OF THE STAGE DIEECTIONS. 

R., means first entrance right, and right. L., first entrance left, and left. S.E.R., 
second entrance right. S.E.L., second entrance left. T.E.R., third entrance right. 
T.E.L., third entrance left. F.E.R., fourth entrance right. F.E.L., fourth entrance 
left. U.E.R., upper entrance right. U.E.L., upper entrance left. R.F., right flat. 
L.F., left flat. R.C., right of centre. L.C., left of centre. C, centre. CD , centre 
doors. C.R., centre towards right. C.L., centre towards left. Observing you are 
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OUE PEOFESSOE. 



Scene, — A Drawing-Boom. Large centre table, with cover, on which 
are books, etc., a decanter of water, and a tumbler. 

The Pkofessob is discovered seated at the table, excitedly turning over 
several loose sheets of paper. After a few moments he rises slowly 
and with great dignity, and makes the customary bow. He is in even- 
ing dress. 

Professor. Ladies and gentlemen— burn, hum — (drinks water) — 
ladies and gentlemen, the proprietor of this establisbment bas in- 
trusted me witb an important and glorious task. Tbrougb my ear- 
nest solicitations, be bas allowed me to open tbis social evening witb 
a few words of instruction upon tbe elementary and most indispensa- 
ble precepts of elocution, to be given in tbe sbort space of time to 
wbicb an amiable but firm manager bas strictly limited me. (Smiling 
blandly.) I solicit, therefore, your kind attention, and, without fur- 
ther preamble, I will begin my lecture. (Pours out a tumbler of 
water, drinks, coughs, blows las nose, appears as if collecting his 
thoughts, and then commences. ) Ladies and gentlemen : La Fontaine, 
who was a bad father but an incomparable fabulist, bas written some- 
where that life was a comedy in one hundred acts ; and after him 
Balzac gave the name of "Comedie Humaiue" to a series of admira- 
ble essays on modern society. In fact, the world is but a vast stage, 
upon which we are each called upon to act, with more or less success, 
the part that blind Fortune casts us for. Thus, we are all born 



& OUR PROFESSOR, 

actors. Actors, ladies and gentlemen, (flourishing about his arms) 
and our first step is taken upon the stage of Life. " In the chaos of 
an alluring world, each event is but a play, each one of us an actor." 
(Drinks.) If from a general view, we descend to details, we may 
observe that besides the comedian by nature, there is the comedian by 
profession. (Draxos himself grandly up, as if he were referring to him- 
self.) The comedian by profession is more commonly known under 
the name of — (smiling most blandly all round his auditory) — a-a-c-tor ! 
from the Latin agere, actum, from which comes act, action. ( Count- 
ing his fingers. ) He belongs to every age, and to one or the other 
sex. _ ( Coughs. ) One of the other sex is called an actress. The actor's 
mission is to interpret by word, act, and expression, the feelings and 
passions given by the dramatic author to his characters. He must, 
therefore, have the power to be, by turns, tender, oruel, reckless, vio- 
lent, passionate, calm, threatening, geutle, terrible, affectionate, per- 
suasive, solemn, desperate, joyful, melancholy, noble, dignified, sub- 
lime, ideal, vicious, corrupt, degraded, ignoble, abject, and repulsive. 
(Increasing in volubility and tone of utterance as he approaches the end. ) 
Moreover, to be an actor, it is not enough that he should be endowed 
with natural gifts only ; he must develop them by constant and assid- 
uous study of his art. Thus we can say : "A man is born a come- 
dian, but makes himself an actor. Homo nascitur histrio, fit actor." 
(Blows his nose violently, and scans his audience quickly and nervously 
for approbation, ichich receiving, he smiles and bows low repeatedly. ) 
The actor is often drawn to the stage by an irrisistible feeling that it 
is his vocation. Thus we see him spring from every condition of 
life, from the palace as from the humblest cabin. Nero was an em- 
peror, Shakespeare was a poacher, Moliere was an upholsterer, Vavas- 
seur was an umbrella vender ; I, myself, had it not been for the 
ardent passion which has thrown me into the arms of Melpomene, 
should doubtless have followed my father's footsteps — who was an 
old soldier, guard of a monument in my native village — where I 
should have spent my peaceful clays, and earned thirty-two pounds a 
year. ^ The actor is generally impressionable, affable, modest, free 
from jealous)', and especially kind to those belonging to his own pro- 
fession. (Natural voice.) There are exceptions, however, which 
only prove — but too clearly — the rule I am, for example, a victim 
to these exceptions. I do not wish to speak ill of any one. No, no, 
ladies and gentlemen, that is not my way ; (then speaks very confiden- 
tially) but I was obliged to leave the Odeon, as Mr. Bulla'rd obstin- 
ately refused to give me any part, and, had it not been for base 
intriguing, which always prevented my getting an engagement there, 
I should have long ago shared the honor with Mr. Goddard of being 
a principal actor at the Theatre Royal. (Increasing in volume of tone 
towards the end, and then in somewhat of an apologetic manner. ) How- 
ever, 1 do not accuse any one. (Again adopts the voice of a Prqfes* 
soi\) As I have already told you, the actor must express by voice, 
gesture, and the expression of his face the sentiments brought into 



OUB PROFESSOR. 5 

action by the author. I shall, therefore, treat successively of the 
voice, of gesture, and ol physiognomy. First, the voice. What is the 
voice? The voice is a sound that comes from the mouth. (Smiles.) 
What is the mouth? It is that larger or smaller orifice which is 
placed between the nose and chin, (Smiles.) The month is com- 
posed of lips, gums, palate, and teeth — more or less ; it corresponds 
with those different organs by which sound is formed, propagated, 
developed, transmitted. These organs are the lungs, the glottis, the 
epiglottis, the larynx, the wind-pipe (that I call the gallery of the 
mouth), the gullet, the uvula, and finally the tongue — in Latin, 
lingua, linguae. These different organs, the tongue in particular, ac- 
quire by continued exercise and constant habit, a flexibility, an 
elasticitity, a mobility, and a solidity entirely incomparable. It is 
for this reason that we often meet women who talk from morning till 
night without interruption ; recommence the next day at daylight, 
and continue in this occupation to the most advanced age. (Coughs, 
drinks water, wipes his lips and Ids forehead, then placing his fingers 
and thumbs of each hand on the table, lie leans forward.) The voice 
should always come from the chest. (Sir ikes his chest hard with both 
hands. ) That's where we get it ! Those who think they produce a 
better effect by making it come from the abdomen, by stifling it with 
the throat, or by letting it pass through the nose, (speaks through las 
nose) follow a very bad method. (To a lady.) Would you be so 
kind, madam, as to place your ear against my back, and you will see 
at once. You do not like to ? Don't wonder at at ! Do not blush, 
madam, I beg ; such modesty is to your credit. Such being the case 
I will continue. (Bows.) Language is pronounced. To speak well, 
one must pronounce well. The art of elocution has for its primary 
and principal object the correction of all defects of pronunciation. 
There is a little work in which I have treated this matter ex professo. 
(Draws from his pocket a small volume which he places on the table.) 
It can be obtained on very reasonable terms. I have divided these 
defects into two categories, viz., the total disability and the partial pro- 
hibitive. A total disability is dumbness from birth. The dumb do not 
speak. (Looks round for approval — then slowly and with trembling 
voice.) Nature, so prodigal of its gifts toothers, has shown herself 
most cruel to them. She would have made them the most miserable 
of beings if she had not, besides this infirmity with which she had 
inflicted them, added another— deafness. The dumb are generally 
deaf. They, at any rate, can feel no bitterness at their inability to 
reply to words which they do not hear ! (Much affected, and blowing 
his uose with a loud noise. ) I will cite as an example of the accidental 
total disability, the ablation or amputaion of the tongue. Why, when 
children obstinately refuse to speak", are they asked if they have lost 
their tongues ? Because the man who has lost his tongue is not able 
to speak, and, would you believe it, never icill speak. Stammering or 
stuttering! ( Coughs, and shakes his head learnedly. ) Stammering is 
an affliction which renders acting impossible. Agamemnon never 



6 OUB PROFESSOE. 

could have aroused Areas in this manner : (Illustrates pedantically) 
"Ye — ye — yes, it is — it is — it is Aga — ga — ga — ga — gamemuon !" 
No actor could ever disjoint syllables in this mercilessly cold-blooded 
manner without being hissed. The principal inconveniences of 
stuttering, lisping, &c, are to give to the most dramatic things a 
comic turn, to delay movements and action to a singular extent, and 
to proloug the performance of a play beyond the usual time. (His 
fingers on the table, he leans forward and smiles most graciously. ) It 
is well to remark, by-the-bye, that female stutterers are extremely rare ; 
and that those people afflicted with this defect never stutter while 
singing. Therefore I advise all stutterers, who have a strong desire 
to become actors, to devote themselves to the opera. I purposely 
omit defects of minor importance, such as speaking too quickly, a 
thick utterance, bad emphasis, talking through the nose, slowness of 
speech, etc. All these partial prohibitives come from a bad con- 
dition or use of the tongue. I can make a radical cure of them 
in a few lessons, thanks to certain graduated exercises contained 
in my book ; thanks also, and above all, to these eggs, the idea of 
which originated with Demosthenes, and of which I am the in- 
ventor and sole possessor. (Draws from his pocket several wooden 
e Q9 s °f different sizes, and puts them in a row on the table. ) Ladies 
and gentlemen, you see here several wooden eggs of different sizes, 
to which I have given the name of ovoid-gal vano-liuguo-regen era- 
tors. These eggs are furnished at their two extremities with small 
galvanic plates, and present on the largest part of their ovoid 
sphericity, a slight flatness which facilitates their introduction into 
the mouth and the placing of them in the soft concavities of the 
buccal appendages. The size varies according to the dimensions 
of the orifice. Here are small ones for young parts, here middle- 
sized ones for the first parts, then larger ones for singers. (Shows 
an enormous one. ) This one has been of great service to Salvini, 
and this I intend (another still larger) for Janauschek, in case 
she should wish to complete her pronunciation after my system. 
The manner of correcting one of the defects that I have just cited, 
is simply to introduce into my mouth two of these eggs, which I 
adroitly push towards the internal sides of my cheeks with my 
tongue, as thus — ( Ptds one of the eggs -ii do his mouth, which he 
very nearly swallows — coughs, gets red in the face, strangles — in a 
choked voice.) This is an accident which I strongly recommend 
you to avoid. Moreover it is a very easy thing. All you have to 
do is to hold the end of a fine thread, which j'ou first tie around 
the egg in this way : if it should slip down the throat (gesture of 
pulling string) it would be easy to get it back. Are any of you, 
ladies and gentlemen, afflicted with a partial prohibitive? Then I 
cannot too strongly recommend the use of my ovoids, which will 
conquer the most obstinate defect. These can be bought or hired, 
with or without subscription. (Draws from Ins pocket prospectuses, 
which he puts on the table.) I do not insist upon it. Now a word 



OUR PROFESSOR. 7 

upon gesture, carriage, and physique. (Hears a knock behind the 
scenes.) Ah, (smiles) my time presses, and our good manager 
is getting impatient, so I shall treat of these in a body aud very 
briefly. The actor, above all things, should possess the free and 
entire use of all his different members. He may be called upon to 
simulate deformities, but as these deformities vary according to the 
character he represents, it is necessary that he should not, in reality, 
be afllicted with them. On the contrary, he should be, as far as pos- 
sible, young, handsome, tall, slight. (Stands erect and throws out 
his chest, as if he were illustrating for himself. ) Thus it will be easier 
for him, if necessary, to employ every artifice for making himself 
look older, or shorter, or uglier, than to become handsome if he is 
naturally ugly, or young if he is very old. ( Grimaces and contorts by 
way of illustration — Erect. ) The gesture, bearing, and physiognomy 
should always be in perfect harmony with the age, position, charac- 
ter, and feelings of the person represented. Familiar gestures also 
should be indulged in, in great moderation. Never, for example, to 
dig the speaker in the stomach unless the situation absolutely re- 
quires it. Another important piece of advice is, never to yield to 
any individual habit or feeling when upon the stage ; repress strongly 
any desire to sneeze, expectorate, cough, blow your nose, or scratch 
yourself, no matter how imperative the desire or how excessive may 
be the itching. (Renewed knocks behind the scenes.) I must now 
leave off ; and yet it is very ueccessary that I should express to you 
by the aid of gestures, bearing, and physiognomy, the various senti- 
ments with which the soul is affected. If our worthy manager would 
— (Runs to door where knocks were heard, and speaks through the 
hey-hole, at the end of each sentence places his ear to key-hole to receive 
the reply. ) Mr. Manager, grant me two minutes more — only two 
minutes ! No, no, not another one, I promise. ( Comes forward 
again rapidly. ) That's all right! You are not to be robbed of the 
pleasure of listening to me ! No, no, no, I mean I am not to be de- 
barred the felicity of addressing you ! (Smiles.) In the first place, 
Joy ! ( Gesture. ) 

"Yes, since I have again found so faithful a friend — " 

You see, I am joyful ! I have found a faithful friend once more, and 
I am joyful; it is quite clear. (Pause.) Don't you see it? You 
do? Well, then, applaud. Sorrow 1 (Gesture.) 

"lam very unhappy." 

I should now have an unhappy air ; at sight of me one should say at 
once, "How unhappy he looks!" ( Walks and illustrates — after a 
while, applause, which he waits for. ) That's right ! Anger ! ( Ges- 
ture. ) 

"I desire two words with you, Count." 

I frown, the muscles of my face contract. Do you see the muscles 



8 OUR PROFESSOR. 

on my face? My fist doubles. Do yon note my fist doubling? I 
can scarcely contain myself. (Stamps, &c. ) Then my fury abates, 
and I am wrapped in bitter — Sadness ! (Gesture.) 

"How the times are changed !" 
Loving-tenderness succeeds this mood : 

"Chloe, you weep." 
Then I become indignant. (Gesture.) 

"Oh, heaven, to think that men can so degrade themselves." 

I am struck with terror. ( Gesture — Buns backward, shaking his ex- 
tended hands. ) 

" What horror comes over me, oh, ye gods ! What rivers of blood 
flow around me !" 

Now I implore ! Just look at me ! Mark how I implore ! ( Gesture. ) 

"Mercy for him !'' 

You will observe here that I show you at the same time how to fall 
on your knees gracefully — which is not an easy thing to do. (Falls 
on one knee— dramatic attitude. ) I die, and this is the hardest of all. 
(Ides on his side.) It is over, I am dead ! ( Remains stretched out 
and motionless for an instant. For the third i'me Vie knocks are renew- 
ed — The Professor jumps up precipitately, runs to table, snatches up the 
various objects which he placed there upon entering, stuffs litem Imrriedly 
into his pockets, and smiling, approaches footlights ) Ladies and gen- 
tlemen, I have only time to teach you the art of bowing gracefully. 
(Exit backwards, bowing right and left. 



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THE AMATEUR (STAGE. 




PRICE 15 CENTS EACH. 




i Aladdin and the Wonder- 


21 Harlequin Little Red Rid- 


44 Mischievous Bob. 




ful Lamp. 


ing Hood. 


45 A Pint of Ale. 




2 The Loves of Little Bo- 


22 Fireside Diplomacy. 


46 The Last Drop. 




Peep and Little Boy Blue. 


23 Ingomar (Burlesque). 


47 The Wine Cup. 




3 Little Silver Hair and the 


24 Money Makes the Man. 


48 Out in the Streets. 




Three Bears. 


25 The Happy Dispatch. 


49 Mothers and Fathers. 




I 4 Robin Hood; or ,the Merry- 


26 An Eligible Situation. 


50 Taken In and Done For. 




Men of Sherwood Forest. 


27 The Pet Lamb. 


51 All's Fair in Love and War 




5 Little Red Riding Hood. 


28 The Last Lily. 


52 Dross from Gold. 




6 The Frog Prince. 


29 The Three Temptations. 


53 Aunt J erusha's Visit. 




7 Blue Beard; or, Female 


30 Katharine and Petruchio 


54 The Village Belle. 




Curiosity. 


(Burlesque). 


55 Lord Dundreary's Visit. 




8 Jack, the Giant Killer. 


31 His First Brief. 


56 My Peter. 




9 Two Gentlemen at Mivarts 


32 The Girls of the Period. 


S7 The Cream of Love. 




io Dark Deeds. 


33 Matched but not Mated. 


58 The Babes in the Wood. 




ii Marry in Haste and Re- 


34 Penelope Anne. 


59 Closing of the " Eagle." 




pent nt Leisure. 


35 A Woman will be a Wo- 


60 Don't Marry a Drunkard 
to Reform Him. 




j 12^ Wearing of the Green. 


man. 




13* The Result of a Nap. 


36 Caught in His own Toils. 


61 Furnished Apartments. 




14 Monsieur Pierre. 


37 Cousin Florence. 


62 The Harvest Storm. 




15 Virtue Victorious. 


38 Lucy's Love Lesson. 


63 Maud's Command. 




16 Love (Burlesque). 

17 Afloat and Ashore. 


39 A Game of Billiards. 


64 Out of the Depths. 

65 The Poisoned Darkies. 




40 The Wrong Bottle. 




18 Tragedy Transmogrified. 


41 A Lyrical Lover. 


66 Ralph Coleman's Refor- 




19 Fairy Freaks. 


42 A Bad Temper. 


mation. 




20 A Medical Man. 

THE E 


43 Women's Rights. 


67 Slighted Treasures. 

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j 1 Ro'oert Make-Airs. 


38 Jack's the Lad. 


75 Mysterious Stranger. 




j 2 Box and Cox. 


39 Othello. 


76 De Debbil and Dr. 




; 3 Mazeppa. 


40 Camille. 


Faustum. 




! 4 United States Mail. 


41 Nobody's Son. 


77 De Old Gum Game. 




5 The Coopers. 


42 Sports on a Lark. 


78 Hunk's Wedding Day. 




1 6 Old Dad's Cabin. 


43 Actor and Singer. 


79 De Octoroon. 




I 7 The Rival Lovers. 


44 Shylock. 


80 De Old Kentucky Home. 




8 The Sham Doctor. 


45 Quarrelsome Servants. 

46 Haunted House. 


81 Lucinda's Wedding. 




9 Jolly Millers. 


82 Mumbo Jum. 

83 De Creole Ball. 




10 Villikins and his Dinah. 


47 No Cure, No Pay. 

48 Fighting for the Union. 




11 The Quack Doctor. 


84 Mishaps of Caesar Crum. 




12 The Mystic Spell. 


49 Hamlet the Dainty. 


85 Pete's Luck. 




13 The Black Statue. 


50 Corsican Twins. 


86 Pete and Ephraim. 




14 Uncle Jeff. 


51 Deaf — in a Horn. 


87 Jube Hawkins. 




IS The Mischievous Nigger. 


52 Challenge Dance. 


88 De Darkey's Dream. 




16 The Black Shoemaker. 


53 De Trouble begins at Nine 


89 Chris Johnson. 




17 The Magic Penny. 


54 Scenes at Gurney's. 


90 S;ioio Africanus. 




18 The Wreck. 


55 16,000 Years Ago. 


91 De Ghost ob Bone Squash 




19 Oh Hush ; or, The Vir- 


56 Stage-struck Darkey. 


92 De Darkey Tragedian. 




ginny Cupids. 


57 Black Mail [Clothes. 


93 Possum Fat. 




20 The Portrait Painter. 


58 Highest Price for Old 


94 Dat Same Ole Coon. 




21 The Hop of Fashion. 


59 Howls from the Owl Train 


95 Popsey Dean. 




22 Bone Squash, 


60 Old Hunks. 


96 De Rival Mokes. 




23 The Virginia Mummy. 


61 The Three Black Smiths. 


97 Uncle Tom. 




24 Thieves at the Mill. 


62 Turkeys in Season. 


98 Desdemonum. 




25 Comedy of Errors. 


63 Juba. 


99 Up Head. [puncas. 




26 Les M iserables. 


64 ANightwid BrudderBones 


100 De Maid ob de Hunk- 




27 New Year's Calls. 


65 Dixie. 


101 De Trail ob Blood. 




28 Troublesome Servant. 


66 King Cuffee. 


102 De Debbil and de Maiden 




! 29 Great Arrival. 


67 Old Zip Coon. 


103 De Cream ob Tenors. 




30 Rooms to Let. 


68 Cooney in de Hollow. 


104 Old Uncle Billy. 




3 c Black Crook Burlesque. 


69 Porgyjoe. 


105 An Elephant on Ice. 




32 Ticket Taker. 


70 Gallusjake. 


106 A Manager in a Fix. 




33 Hypochondriac. 


71 De Coon Hunt. 


107 Bones at a Raffle. 




34 William Tell. 


72 Don Cato. 


108 Aunty Chloe. 




35 Rose Dale. 


73 Sambo's Return. 


109 Dancing Mad. 




36 Feast. 


74 Under de Kerosene. 


no Julianna Johnson. 




37 Fenian Spy. 








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i Single Life. 

2 Boarding School. 

3 The Spitfire. 

4 Irish Dragoon. 

5 School for Tigers. 

6 Gabrielle de Belle Isle. 

7 Tipperary Legacy. 

8 Deeds of Dreadful Note. 

9 A Peculiar Position. 
10 A Private Inquiry, 
it I'll Tell Your Wife. 

12 Fast Family. 

13 Antony and Cleopatra 

Married and Settled. 

14 My Friend in the Straps. 

15 School for Scheming (Love 

and Money). 

16 Our Mary Anne. 

17 Miseries of Human Life. 

18 An Irish Engagement. 

19 How to Settle Accounts 

With Your Laundress. 

20 Advice Gratis. 

21 A Hasty Conclusion, 

22 Weak Points. 

23 Grace Darling. 

24 A Gray Mare. 

25 Middle Temple. 

26 The Original. 
37 The Sentinel. 

28 Tiger at Large. 

29 Why Did You Die? 

30 Sayings and Doings. 

31 Twin Brothers. 

32 Ask no Questions. 

33 Cure for Coquettes. 

34 Cabin Boy. 

35 Who Stole the Spoons ? 

36 Mrs. Gamps Tea and Turn 

37 Village Doctor. [Out. 

38 Family Pride. 

39 Queen Mary. 

40 Three Grocers. 

41 Race Ball. 

42 Presented at Court. 

43 A Sign of Affection. 

44 Dancing Barber. 

45 Who's Your Friend 1 

46 Charity. 

47 Wicked World, [ing Well 

48 Mother and Child are Do- 



49 Lying in Ordina 

50 The Ringdoves. 

51 Camille 

52 Lady Clancarty 

53 Ten Nights in a ] 

54 Drunkard's War 

55 Fifteen Years of 

ard's Life. 

56 Fruits of the Wi: 

57 Aunt Dinah's Pledge. 

58 Yankee Peddler. 

59 Vermont Wool Dealer. 

60 Persecuted Dutchman. 

61 Stage-Struck Yankee. 

62 The Limerick Boy(Paddy 

Miles Boyj. 

63 Drunkard's Home. 

64 Bachelor's Bed-Room. 

65 Perfection (The Cork Leg) . 

66 More Blunders Than One. 

67 Whisky Fiend. 

68 Quite at Home. 

69 Sir Dagobert and the 

70 Putting on Airs. [Dragon. 

71 A Slight Mistake. 

72 Patches and Powder. 

73 To Let, Furnished. 

74 The Lost Heir. 

75 Is the Man Mad? 

76 A Trip to Cambridge. 

77 Twentv and Forty. 

78 Hob-Nobbing. 

79 The Great Eastern. 

80 Three Guesses. 

81 Getting up in the World. 

82 Wardrobe. 

83 Generous Jew. 

84 A Crumpled Rose Leaf. 

85 Wild Flowers. [Ladies. 

86 Don't All Speak At Once, 

87 Woman Nature Will Out. 

88 Aunt Betsy's Beaux. 

89 Child of Circumstances. 

90 Women's Club. 

91 Shamrock. 

92 The Changelings. 

93 Society for doing good 

but Saying Bad. 

94 Matrimony. 

95 Refinement. 

96 Master-piece. 



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06 Family Pictures. 

07 Prison and Palace. 

08 The Bailiff s Daughter. 

09 La Cigale. 

10 Broken Promises. 

11 The Broken Seal. 

12 Betsy's Profile. 

13 Going Through Him. 

14 Male and Female. 

15 Thoughts before Marriage 

16 Diplomacy. 

17 Our Professor. 

18 Hurrah for Paris. 

19 Tittlebat a Father. 

20 Cross Purposes. 

21 Love to Music. 

22 Carried by Assault. 

23 The Locked Door. 

24 Those "Cussed" Waves. 

25 Masquerading for Two. 

26 The Love Flower. 

27 Oh, My Uncle ! 

28 The Dawn of Love. 

29 Juliet's Love Letter. 

30 Bric-a-Brac. 

31 A Cousin to Them All. 

32 The Wanderer's Return. 

33 Uncle Jack. 

34 The Married Widows. 

35 Foresight; or, My Daugh- 
ter's Dowry. 

36 Muolo the Monkey. 

37 Too Windy for an Um- 
brella. 

38 Beauty and the Beast. 

39 Cinderella. 

40 Rosebud; or, the Sleeping 
Beauty. 

41 The Princess. 

42 Rumplestiltskin. 

43 Skinflint. 

44 One Must Marry, 



THE TARIETY STAGE. 

PRICE 15 CENTS EACH. 



1 The Big Banana. 

2 Dot Mad Tog. 

3 A Gay Old Man Am I. 

4 The Law Allows it. 

5 A Leedle Misdake. 

6 The Spelling Match. 

7 There's Millions In It. 

8 Tootle, Tootle, Too ! 



9 Dot Madrimonial Adver- 
disement. 

10 Mulcahy's Cat. 

11 Dot Quied Lotgings. 

12 All in der Family. 

13 Who Got the Pig ? 

14 A Mad Astronomer. 

15 A Purty Shure Cure. 



16 I Love Your Wife. 

17 The Ould Man's Coat tails. 

18 The Decree of Divorce. 

19 Let Those Laugh WhoWin 

20 A Dark Noight's Business. 

21 The Lonely Polywog of 

the Mill Pond. 

22 The Dutchman in Ireland. 



Either of the above will be sent by mail, on receipt of price, by 

HAPPY HOURS COMPANY, 

No. 5 Beekman Street, New York. 



